Nicole Auerbach
@nauerbach.com
NBC Sports college football insider. SiriusXM host. Jersey girl with a pretty fantastic celebrity doppelgänger. @nicole_auerbach on IG.
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Ciao!
Greetings from Italy, where I'm covering the 2026 Winter Olympics
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New Happy Auer is out! Some quick thoughts on covering the Winter Olympics + a google doc with all my sport/show info: nicoleauerbach.substack.com/p/ciao
UNBELIEVABLE effort by Jessie Diggins today, as she fought through a ton of pain to take bronze in the women’s 10k — her fourth overall Olympic medal and first of these Games. She says she’s the happiest bronze medalist in the history of the world.
You can watch it on NBC at 4pm ET!
You can watch it on NBC at 4pm ET!
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
UNBELIEVABLE effort by Jessie Diggins today, as she fought through a ton of pain to take bronze in the women’s 10k — her fourth overall Olympic medal and first of these Games. She says she’s the happiest bronze medalist in the history of the world.
You can watch it on NBC at 4pm ET!
You can watch it on NBC at 4pm ET!
New Happy Auer is out! Some quick thoughts on covering the Winter Olympics + a google doc with all my sport/show info: nicoleauerbach.substack.com/p/ciao
Ciao!
Greetings from Italy, where I'm covering the 2026 Winter Olympics
nicoleauerbach.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
New Happy Auer is out! Some quick thoughts on covering the Winter Olympics + a google doc with all my sport/show info: nicoleauerbach.substack.com/p/ciao
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Hey look who it is! Friend of the Committee @nauerbach.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Hey look who it is! Friend of the Committee @nauerbach.com
Everyone — tune into NBC for live coverage of the Opening Ceremony starting at 1:40pm ET!
You’ll see yours truly around 1:50pm ET 👋🏼
You’ll see yours truly around 1:50pm ET 👋🏼
February 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Everyone — tune into NBC for live coverage of the Opening Ceremony starting at 1:40pm ET!
You’ll see yours truly around 1:50pm ET 👋🏼
You’ll see yours truly around 1:50pm ET 👋🏼
The Post had been/has been the best sports section in the country for many years. This is terrible.
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Post had been/has been the best sports section in the country for many years. This is terrible.
And we’re off to Milan!
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
And we’re off to Milan!
News: Gus Malzahn announces he’s retiring from coaching.
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
News: Gus Malzahn announces he’s retiring from coaching.
A new level of petty has been unlocked
A stunner from @dvnjr.bsky.social and me: Bill Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't get elected this year. The 8-time champion failed to 40 out of the 50 votes required for induction.
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Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer
Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A new level of petty has been unlocked
The College Football Playoff has officially announced it will continue with the 12-team bracket for the upcoming season.
“The decision provides additional time for evaluation and discussion on the current format and potential changes in the future,” per release.
“The decision provides additional time for evaluation and discussion on the current format and potential changes in the future,” per release.
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The College Football Playoff has officially announced it will continue with the 12-team bracket for the upcoming season.
“The decision provides additional time for evaluation and discussion on the current format and potential changes in the future,” per release.
“The decision provides additional time for evaluation and discussion on the current format and potential changes in the future,” per release.
The CFP staying at 12 has been the most likely outcome for many months now.
It’s also a good thing for college football — because 12 works well! From June: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
It’s also a good thing for college football — because 12 works well! From June: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Table the expansion talk. The College Football Playoff should stay at 12 teams
If the Big Ten and SEC can’t come to an agreement on a new format by December, the expectation is that the Playoff moves forward in its current iteration — with 12 total teams, including five conferen...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The CFP staying at 12 has been the most likely outcome for many months now.
It’s also a good thing for college football — because 12 works well! From June: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
It’s also a good thing for college football — because 12 works well! From June: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Well played by Google
January 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Well played by Google
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social & I close the book on the 2025-26 college football season and put Indiana's title into context. Is Curt Cignetti the best coach in CFB?
Plus, thoughts on three straight national championships for the Big Ten: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social & I close the book on the 2025-26 college football season and put Indiana's title into context. Is Curt Cignetti the best coach in CFB?
Plus, thoughts on three straight national championships for the Big Ten: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Is Curt Cignetti the best coach in CFB? What’s Next for Indiana? & More Takeaways from the National Championship
Podcast Episode · Rushing the Field with Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry · 21/01/2026 · 55m
podcasts.apple.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social & I close the book on the 2025-26 college football season and put Indiana's title into context. Is Curt Cignetti the best coach in CFB?
Plus, thoughts on three straight national championships for the Big Ten: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
@mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social & I close the book on the 2025-26 college football season and put Indiana's title into context. Is Curt Cignetti the best coach in CFB?
Plus, thoughts on three straight national championships for the Big Ten: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Climbing to the top of college football is not easy. It requires all the right puzzle pieces, gathered one by one, and then put together — the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
That final puzzle piece came from Miami by way of Berkeley.
Fernando. www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
That final puzzle piece came from Miami by way of Berkeley.
Fernando. www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana win it all by betting on themselves one more time
Indiana's star quarterback put the cherry on top of the stunning season that wouldn't have been possible without him.
www.nbcsports.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Climbing to the top of college football is not easy. It requires all the right puzzle pieces, gathered one by one, and then put together — the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
That final puzzle piece came from Miami by way of Berkeley.
Fernando. www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
That final puzzle piece came from Miami by way of Berkeley.
Fernando. www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Flight attendant: “Good morning, everyone. And congratulations to the Indiana fans!”
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Flight attendant: “Good morning, everyone. And congratulations to the Indiana fans!”
From pregame, back when @homefield.bsky.social was very nervous but trying to hide it:
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
From pregame, back when @homefield.bsky.social was very nervous but trying to hide it:
This is my first all-nighter since college, lol.
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 AM
This is my first all-nighter since college, lol.
That fourth-down run will live forever in framed photos and on T-shirts. It’s now the most legendary play in Hoosier football history.
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana won it all by betting on themselves one more time: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana won it all by betting on themselves one more time: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana win it all by betting on themselves one more time
Indiana's star quarterback put the cherry on top of the stunning season that wouldn't have been possible without him.
www.nbcsports.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
That fourth-down run will live forever in framed photos and on T-shirts. It’s now the most legendary play in Hoosier football history.
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana won it all by betting on themselves one more time: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
Fernando Mendoza and Indiana won it all by betting on themselves one more time: www.nbcsports.com/college-foot...
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
Our national championship game instant reaction show! 🏆
The Indiana Hoosiers (!!) are 16-0 and champs for the very first time. How they did it & what it means for the program and the sport, w/ @mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Our national championship game instant reaction show! 🏆
The Indiana Hoosiers (!!) are 16-0 and champs for the very first time. How they did it & what it means for the program and the sport, w/ @mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Indiana Hoosiers Make History! Instant Reaction from CFP National Championship
Podcast Episode · Rushing the Field with Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry · 20/01/2026 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 AM
🎧 NEW Rushing The Field 🎧
Our national championship game instant reaction show! 🏆
The Indiana Hoosiers (!!) are 16-0 and champs for the very first time. How they did it & what it means for the program and the sport, w/ @mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Our national championship game instant reaction show! 🏆
The Indiana Hoosiers (!!) are 16-0 and champs for the very first time. How they did it & what it means for the program and the sport, w/ @mrjoshuaperry.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Mario Cristobal: "That's the biggest misconception in sports — 'well, they almost got there, they'll be back next year.' That's a bunch of bull. You've got to improve from a roster standpoint, a regimen standpoint, discipline, everything, and move forward."
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Mario Cristobal: "That's the biggest misconception in sports — 'well, they almost got there, they'll be back next year.' That's a bunch of bull. You've got to improve from a roster standpoint, a regimen standpoint, discipline, everything, and move forward."
Indiana 24, Miami 21 -- 6:37 to play.
BUCKLE UP.
BUCKLE UP.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Indiana 24, Miami 21 -- 6:37 to play.
BUCKLE UP.
BUCKLE UP.
Malachi Toney is such a special player.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Malachi Toney is such a special player.